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Joe Diggins, Mossie Harrington, Sheila McQuinn and Thomas McQuinn at the Lee Strand Social on Saturday night at Ballygarry Estate Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean
OVER 230 people attended the 59th year of the Lee Strand Annual Social on Saturday, February 11th in the Ballygarry Estate Hotel in Tralee.
The annual gathering attended by farmers, shareholders, staff and customers of Lee Strand was a wonderful social evening of fine dining, great music and dancing.
On arrival guests were welcomed with a prosecco reception in the Pavilion and was followed by a four course dinner in the banqueting hall. Following dinner everyone danced the night away to the band Arklight and Radio Kerry DJ Alan Finn.
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Niall Mason, Ballinduganig, Tralee was announced as the winner of the Lee Strand Overall Milk Quality Award 2022.
Speaking on the night Donal Pierse, Chairman, Lee Strand congratulated Niall Mason as recipient of the Lee Strand Overall Milk Quality Award 2022.
He also congratulated all of Lee Strand’s monthly quality award winners and commended the quality achievements of Lee Strand farmers who month after month provide the highest quality milk in Kerry and beyond.
Lee Strand also made presentations to three retiring milk suppliers: John Dalton 1972 – 2021, John Foley 1968 – 2020 and Kathleen Tierney 1976 – 2020 for their dedication to Lee Strand over the years. Scroll down for photos…
Brian Daly and Niamh Finn at the Lee Strand Social on Saturday night at Ballygarry Estate Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean
Teresa Higgins Walker and John Walker at the Lee Strand Annual Social on Saturday in the Ballygarry Estate Hotel in Tralee. Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD
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Clodagh and Niall O’Dowd at the Lee Strand Social on Saturday night at Ballygarry Estate Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean
Noreen O’Neill and Carina Carmody at the Lee Strand Social on Saturday night at Ballygarry Estate Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Angie Smith and Ivan Groves at the Lee Strand Social on Saturday night at Ballygarry Estate Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean
Rosie Tull, Joanne Ahern and Christina O’Shea at the Lee Strand Social on Saturday night at Ballygarry Estate Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean
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John Sayers, Donal Pierse, Mike Mangan, John Walker and Shane Savage at the Lee Strand Social on Saturday night at Ballygarry Estate Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean
Joanna Tierney, Kathleen Tierney and Ronan Savage at the Lee Strand Social on Saturday night at Ballygarry Estate Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Lee Strands CEO Gearóid Linnane, Carol Mason, Niall Mason (winner of overall Milk Quality Award 2022), Deirdre Fitzgibbon John Mason and Donal Pierse at the Lee Strand Social on Saturday night at Ballygarry Estate Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean
Anne Conway and Mary Nolan at the Lee Strand Social on Saturday night at Ballygarry Estate Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean
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John Foley with Deirdre and Tommy Moynihan at the Lee Strand Social on Saturday night at Ballygarry Estate Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean
John and Catherine Dalton at the Lee Strand Social on Saturday night at Ballygarry Estate Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Kevin and Juliette McGovern at the Lee Strand Social on Saturday night at Ballygarry Estate Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean
Catherine Tierney, Anne Hussey, Kathleen Tierney and Joanna Tierney at the Lee Strand Social on Saturday night at Ballygarry Estate Hotel. Photo by Dermot Crean
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